detail section of
the glass house - click on image to enlarge
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The glasshouse
structure consists of columns and beams of circular or rectangular timber
sections with cable crossbracing. Assembly and articulation elements will
be in steel. With its simple glazing it form a highly glazed envelope.
The structural grid
and subgrids are regular allowing for rational and economic construction
with as much prefabrication as possible.
A repetitive structural
system will allow for maximum prefabrication. The glass envelope forms
a shelter during the construction phases.
The principle of a
double envelope (glasshouse and inner buildings) allows for greater flexibility
of the spaces and simplifies and modifications.
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